9/1/14 Welcome September

(0901 September)

970 WBLF.  I’m Wes Richards with some thoughts on September.

Yes, here we are on the first of September, but for much of August we were getting a preview.  You can hardly tell the difference. Great September weather. Early.  The kind of weather about which people say “I could do with these conditions all year.”

Some hot days, but not Arizona-hot.  Some cool days, but not Yukon-cold.

Maybe the heavens are rewarding us for good behavior.

You have been behaving well lately? (Long pause)

No.  Me neither.  So it’s probably not that.

They forget to read the calendar up there?  ()

Probably not.  Even if there is an “up there” and even if they can read.

Floods in the midwest and north of us.  Drought in the west and to the south of us?  Yet, here we are in our little valley enjoying something like six weeks of really nice conditions, punctuated by an occasional downpour… the kind that comes and goes pretty fast.

But, of course, there’s more to September than just the August weather.

The kids are either back in school or soon will be. The nominal adult college students are back in class.  Well… back on campus and the frat houses and the relatively tall apartment houses with small balconies.

So soon we’ll have stories of people falling off balconies and parking garages, which is far less important but much more sensational than the stuff of summer:  Arts festivals, the grange fair, kittens up trees and the occasional shocking robberies at convenience stores.

And with September here, can football be far behind?  We’ll be able to watch practices, moan and groan about ticket prices, speculate on rivalries and the ever fascinating “What coach Franklin had for breakfast this morning” report.

And though reasonably modest up until now, the political campaigns will move into third gear.  That’s always exciting.

So, looks like a pretty decent month ahead.  

But the big question remains: if August was September weatherwise, what will September be?

I’m Wes Richards. My opinions are my own but you’re welcome to them. ®